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Nationwide epidemiological study of severe gallstone disease in Taiwan

BMC Gastroenterology, 2009
Background Our study aimed to assess the nationwide trends in the incidence of severe gallstone disease in Taiwan among adults aged ≥20. Methods A retrospective longitudinal study was conducted using Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database ...
Lin Jou-Wei, Kuo Hsu-Ko, Wang Juin-Ling, Chang Chia-Hsuin, Huang John, Shau Wen-Yi, Lee Po-Huang   +6 more
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Gallstone disease in children

Indian Pediatrics, 2010
little is known about the epidemiology of cholelithiasis in children. Cholelithiasis and choledocholithiasis were considered to be uncommon in infants and children but have been increasingly diagnosed in recent years due to wide- spread use of ultrasonography.
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Community-Based Epidemiologic Study on Gallstone Disease among Elderly Patients with Type 2 Diabetes in Kinmen, Taiwan

International Journal of Gerontology, 2012
Background: The purpose of this study was to explore the prevalence and associated factors of gallstone disease among elderly patients with type 2 diabetes (≥ 60 years) in Kinmen, Taiwan.
Wu-Yu Hou, Tao-Hsin Tung, Hung-Ju Shen, Tein-Yow Chang, Pesus Chou, Jorn-Hon Liu   +5 more
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СOMPLICATIONS OF GALLSTONE DISEASE

Fundamental and Clinical Medicine, 2017
The lecture describes the current understanding of cholelithiasis and its complications (acute cho- lecystitis, choledocholithiasis, papillolithiasis, stulas and gallbladder cancer), including: 1) clinical diagnosis, i.e.
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Associations of self-reported sleep disturbances, sleep onset, and duration with gallstone disease risk

Frontiers in Nutrition
BackgroundThe role of sleep disturbances in gallstone disease risk remains unclear. We aimed to examine the associations between sleep disturbances and gallstone disease risk.MethodsWe analyzed data from 9,059 participants in the NHANES survey (2017–2020)
Dongjun Bao, Kunming Bao, Xiaoxian Fu, Xueping Xie, Xin Ma, Zhidong Huang, Rongcai Que, Wenjun Gu, Shengyou Lu   +8 more
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Association between sleep and gallstone disease in United States adults: A cross-sectional study

BMC Public Health
Background Both gallstone disease and sleep disorders are important public health problems. Few studies to date have investigated the associations between sleep and gallstone disease in humans. This study aimed to assess whether sleep factors (sleep time,
Qian Zhuang, Jinnian Cheng, Shan Wu, Shuang Shen, Dan Huang, Min Ning, Jie Xia, Zhixia Dong, Xinjian Wan   +8 more
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Demographic profile and clinical spectrum of gallstone disease in a rural tertiary care center: A retrospective observational study

Asian Journal of Medical Sciences
Background: Gallstone disease is a major public health problem worldwide irrespective of age. The incidence of gallstone disease shows considerable geographical and regional variations.
Ajender Singh , Mukesh Kumar, Sanjeev Singla , Pushpendra Malik , Chanderbhan   +4 more
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The prevalence of gallstone disease and associated factors among patients who visited the surgical department of Debre Birhan Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Debre Birhan, Ethiopia: an institution-based cross-sectional study

BMC Gastroenterology
Background The gallstone disease is gradually becoming a burden of healthcare systems throughout world. The frequency of gallstone disease in Ethiopia has been the subject of few investigations and to the best of our knowledge, limited evidence of ...
Natnael Yikeber Hailesilassie, Soressa Abebe Geneti, Balkew Agonafir   +2 more
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Inverse association between dietary fiber intake and gallstone disease in U.S. adults: a cross-sectional study from the NHANES database

Frontiers in Nutrition
BackgroundThe cross-sectional association of dietary fiber intake with gallstone disease in United States adults remains to be comprehensively elucidated.MethodsWe used the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data from 2017–2023 ...
Dianbao Zuo, Dianbao Zuo, Ming Sang, Xiaodong Sun, Guoping Chen, Kangkang Ji, Kangkang Ji   +6 more
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Duodenal Obstruction by a Gallstone (Bouveret's Syndrome) Managed by Endoscopic Stone Extraction: A Case Report and Review

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology, 1997
Gastric outlet obstruction caused by a large gallstone in the duodenum or pylorus (Bouveret's syndrome) is a rare complication of gallstone disease.
Franzjosef Schweiger, Rowen Shinder
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